Ornamented wallboard for outside weatherproofing



L. s. ODELL 2,085,764

ORNAMENTED WALLBOARD FOR OUTSIDE WEATHERPROOFING July 6, 1937.

Filed Dec. 51, 1951 INV NID Lao DELL BY ATTORNEY Patented July 6, 1937 ORNAMENTED WALLBOARD FOR OUTSIDE" WEATHERPROOFING Mass.

Leslie s. oden, Montreal, signor to Bird & Son,

Qliebec, Canada, as-

Inc., (East Walpole,

Application December 31, 1931, Serial No. 584,110 9 Claims. (01. 20-5) This invention relates to the manufacture and use of wall board coverings for outside weatherproofing p ses and has particular reference to sectional coverings of the ornamental granular surface type disclosed in my co-pending application Serial No. 584,109, filed Dec.31, 1931;

The principal object of the present invention is to enhance the appearance and weatherproofing qualities of the wall board covering by improving 10 the construction and arrangement of the joints formed between the meeting ends of horizontally aligned sections of-- the covering.

With the exception of certain specific improvements hereinafter described the wall board covering material provided in accordance with this invention is essentially the same as that set forth in the co-pending application previously referred to. It comprises a plurality of interfitting sec-- tions, each, having a fibrous base, a covering strip of asphalt impregnated felt, and a weather resistant surface composed of differently colored particles of granular material applied to the outer surface of the felt to present areas of contrast-.

ing colors simulating a definite ornamental patmental surface. When sections of the improved covering material produced in accordance with this invention are assembled on the surface to be covered, the upper and lower edges of adjacent superposed sections are fitted together with tongue and groove connections to form horizontal joints of the type described in-my copending application, but the vertical edges of the sections instead of being cut square as de- 35 scribed in said co-pending application are formed in a particular manner to increase the waterproofing characteristics of the vertical joints and to produce between the pattern surfaces of horizontally aligned sections irregular lines of junc ture which follow the lines of the pattern in such a a way as to avoid bisecting those colored areas of the granular pattern which would tend to em- I phasize the lines of juncture if seen in contrast therewith.

Other objects and advantages of the present invention will be'more readily understood from the following detailed description and accompanying drawing wherein 4 Figure 1 is a view in side ,elevation of a plu- 50 rality of complementary sections of ornamented wall board constructed in accordance with this invention. In this" view the complementary sections are shown in horizontal alignment but in separated relation.

55 Figure 2 is a view similar to Fig. 1, but show tern such as a brick, stone, tile or other orna-- v 5 Figure 4 is a perspective view of the opposite end of one of the wall board sections looking towards the side opposite that covered by the orna mental pattern.

Figure 5 is a vertical sectional view through a plurality of wall board sections constructed in accordance with this invention. In this view the sections are shown in vertical alignment but in disassembled relation.

Figure 6 is a view similar to Fig. 5 but showing the superposed sections assembled together and secured in place on the surface tobe covered.

As shown in the drawing, each section of the covering material comprises a comparatively rigid base II composed of paper or other fibrous material and made in accordance with the practice usually, followed in the manufacture of ordinary wall board. The base is provided at one side with an adherent asphalt impregnated strip l3 made-of felt or other suitable absorbent material, said strip being held in place by asphaltum l2 or the like. At its outer surface thecovering strip or felt I 3 is protected by a weather resistant surface composed ofdiiierently coloredparticles of ground stone, slate or other granular material arranged to simulate a definite ornamental surface pattern. In the present instance the granular particles are arranged to'present brick colored areas It separated by mortar colored areas IE but it will be manifest .that these particles may be colored and arranged in various other ways to simulate a stone or tile surface or. any other desired type of ornamental pattern. When applied to cover a given surface the sections of the covering material are preferably assembled on said surface in parallel rows with the component sections of each row disposed in'cdge to edge relation with respect to each other and irregular or stepped edge l3b. The opposite end of said'strip l3 also terminates in a similar but reversely stepped edge l3c but in this case the edge l3c is spaced inwardly from the adjacent end edge Nb of the base. The portion lie of the base which is thus exposed between itsedge llb and the edge [So of the felt covering is preferably provided with an adhesive coating of asphaltum or other bituminous waterproofing compound.

On referring to the assembly shown in Fig. 2, it will be noted, with respect to sections contained in the same row, that the projecting felt tab 13a at one end of each section overlies the exposed base surface lie of an adjoining section and has its stepped edge I 3b fitted against the complementary stepped edge l3c of the felt strip covering said adjoining section. These stepped edges 33b and l3c of the felt strips l3 are so arr ged that the resulting line of demarcation bv ween the sections of the granular surface pattern follow along certain contiguous longitudinal and transverse lines of the mortar colored areas l5 and are blended with these areas in such a manner as not to be seen in contrast therewith or in contrast with the brick colored areas it. By providing stepped or irregular lines of demarcation between adjoining sections of the horizonmarcation are so blended with the lines of the pattern itself as to be scarcely distinguishable at a relatively short distance. The terminal sections X of the covering material contained in each row are cut square at their outer ends as indicated at I! in Fig. 2. At the inner end of each terminal section X the felt covering may be extended beyond the adjacent end of the base in the form of a projecting tab I30. having a stepped edge l3b or it may terminate in a. stepped edge l3c spaced inwardly from the edge of the base depending upon the construction of the mating end of the intermediate section.

The lower edge of each section of the covering material is provided with a groove I 8 lying between the inner and outer surfaces of the section and adapted to receive a tongue [9 projecting upwardly from theupper edge of the next lower section. The groove I8 is formed by cutting away the ,outer lower edge portion of the base H, the outer wall of the groove being formed by the projecting portion l3d of the felt strip 13 and the inner wall of the groove being formed by the projecting portion lid of the base H. The tongue l9 at the upper edge of each section is formed by cutting away the inner upper edge portion of the base II to provide a recessed portion He ada ted to receive the projecting portion lid at thelower edge of the base of thenext upper portion. The upper edge l3c of each felt strip is positioned below the "plane of thejhorizontal shoulder formed by the bottom of the recess He.

The purpose of this is to permit fastening nails tobe driven through the intervening portion of the base as indicated at 2|. When' complementary sections are assembled in the superposed relation shown in Fig. 6 the nails Zlpassing through the upper portion of each section are concealed by the overlapping felt projection l3d of the next upper section, this felt projection l3d being made oflsuflicient length to engage with the upper edge l3c of the felt strip of the next lower section so that the outer surface of each tongue I9 and the portion of the base through which the nails 2| are passed are effectively co'ncealed. that the lower edge of each section of the covering material is held in place without the use. of

In this assembly, it will'also be noted 1 nails since the base projection lid is ponfined beneath the tongue IQ of the nailed down upper edge of the next lower section. That portion of the base of each section which is exposed beyond the upper edge I3e of the felt stripis preferably provided with a waterproofing coating of asphalt or other adhesive. l

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

1. Weatherproofing material comprising a plurality of complementary sections adapted to be joined together in edge to edge relation, each section including a comparatively rigid base, a waterproof felt covering sheet applied to one side of said base and a weather resistant surface com-- posed of differently colored particles of granular rziaterial embedded in asphalt at the outer side of said sheet, said particles being arranged to present contrastingly colored areas simulating a definite ornamental surface pattern, the end edges of the felt covering sheets of engaging sections being shaped to .meet along an irregular line of demarcation blending with certain'lines of the pattern in such manner that the joints between the felt sheets are thereby rendered substaniizilly inconspicuous.

2 -i .critlierproofing material comprising a plurality of complementary sections adapted to be joined together in edge to edge relation upon the surface to be covered, each section comprising a wall board base and a covering sheet, such as felt, applied to one side of the base and having its outer surface covered by an ornamentalsurface pattern composed of differently colored particles of granular material arranged to present brick colored areas separated by intervening mortar colored areas, the end edges of'the pattern carrying sheets of engaging sections being comparatively rigid base of fibrous'material and a strip of felt secured to the outer'side of the base and provided with a weather resistant outer surface composed of differently colored particles of granular material arranged to present contrastingly colored areas simulating a definite ornamental surface pattern, ,the ornamented felt strip of each section being extended at one end beyond the corresponding end of its attached base to meet the adjacent end of the felt strip of an adjoining section along an irregular line of juncture lying within the length of the base of said adjoining section.

4. Weatherproofing material comprising a plu rality of asphalt impregnated felt strips adapted to be butted together in edge to edge relation and presenting edges of irregular contour at the meeting ends of adjacent sections, each section havin a rigid base abutting the bases of similar sections and being provided on its outer surface with differently colored granular particles arranged to simulate a definite pattern; certain lines of which follow and blend with the irregular edges at the meeting ends of the felt stri 5. Weatherprooflng material of the character described comprising a rigid wall board base, a covering sheet of waterproof felt adhesively secured to one side of said base, said sheet having.

a weather resisting surface comprising differently colored particles of granular material embedded in asphalt at the outer side of the sheet and arranged to present a plurality of courses of brick colored areas, the component brick colored areas of each course being separated from each other and from the brick colored areas of adjacent courses by intervening mortar, colored areas of the granular particles, the transverse mortar colored areas between the brick colored areas of each coursebeing staggered with respect to the transverse mortar colored areas of the adjacent course or courses, the end edges of the felt covering strip being stepped to provide an irregular edge which extends across the width of the sheet along the lines of certain of the transverse and longitudinal mortar colored areas of the granular pattern.

6. Weatherprooflng material comprising a wall board base, a covering sheet of waterproof felt applied to one side of said base, said sheet being cut to provide stepped end edges, one of said edges beingv spaced inwardly from the adjacent edge of the base and the other being projected beyond the remaining edge of the base, said felt strip having at its outer side a weather resisting surface comprising differently colored particles of a granular material embedded in asphalt, said particles being arranged to provide several courses of brick colored areas and intervening mortar colored areas, certain transverse and longitudinally extending mortar colored areas being located at and contiguous with correspondingly extending portions of the stepped edges of the felt sheet.

7. A section of siding material comprising a stiff base presenting parallel obliquely inclined end edges, a waterproof covering sheet applied to one side of said base and presenting stepped end edges, one end edge of said sheet being paced inwardly from the adjacent end edgeof the base projected beyond the remaining end edge of the and the remaining end edge of the sheet being base and differently colored particles of granular material covering the outer surface of the sheet and arranged to present pattern lines coinciding with the edges of the sheet so as to blend with and conceal the joint lines formed by and be- .edge of the sheet positioned below the bottom wall of the inner recess and the lower portion of the sheet overlying the outer recess and projecting beyond'the lower edge of the base, one end edge of said sheet being stepped and spaced inwardly from the adjacent end edge of the base and the remaining end edge of'said sheet being stepped and projected .beyond the remaining end edge of the base, and differently colored particles of granular material on the outer surface of the sheet presenting pattern lines coinciding with the edgesof the sheet so as to blend with. and con- -ceal the joint lines formed by and between the meeting edges of the covering sheets of adjacent sections when a plurality of said sections are assembled in edge to edge relation on the surface to be covered.

9. A siding panel or the like, comprising a rigid fiberboard base, a superstructure of asphaltic roofing secured to one face of said board, said superstructure having side edges serrated to repboard so that the lower edge and an entire side edge thereof are outside of the contour of said board.

LESLIE S. ODELL.

.resent the staggered ends of courses of brick, said superstructure being offset with respect to said 

